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Progressive Era to the Jazz Age, 1890-1920

This guide contains information on how to research U.S. history from the Progressive Era to the Jazz Age (1890-1920).

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Formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL). A growing collection of reference books. Subjects include history, philosophy, religion, science, business, careers, literature, law, medicine, education, and more.
African American Studies Center
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Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

Encyclopedia of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era by John D. Buenker (Editor); Joseph Buenker (Editor)
Call Number: E661 .E53 2005
The Gilded Age and Progressive Era: A Student Companion by Karen Manners Smith; Elisabeth Isreals Perry
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Historical Dictionary of the Gilded Age by James G. Ryan (Editor); Leonard Schlup (Editor)
Call Number: E661 .H59 2003
American Decades
eBook. [v.1] 1900-1909 -- [v.2] 1910-1919 / -- [v.3] 1920-1929
World War I: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection by Spencer C. Tucker (Editor); Priscilla Mary Roberts
Call Number: Ref. D510 .W67 2014
Encyclopedia of African American Society by Gerald D. Jaynes
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Encyclopedia of American Urban History by David Goldfield
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St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture by Tom Pendergast and Sara Pendergast
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Dictionary of American History by Stanley I. Kutler
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Encyclopedia of American Immigration by James Ciment
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The Eugenics Movement: An Encyclopedia by Ruth Clifford Engs
Call Number: Ref. HQ751 .E64 2005
The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz by Barry Kernfeld
eBook

Biographical Information

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